Berkshiremen
Should you wish to submit a loved one who was a member of the Royal Berkshire Regiment WWII please be so kind as to download the questionnaire, and forward as much of it's criteria known to you. Thank you.
| Name: RAYNER, William John |
| Rank: Corporal |
| Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Attended: Gloucestershire Regiment |
| Service No: 5338101 |
| Theatre: Dunkirk/Burma |
| Additional Information: |
Cpl. William Rayner
enlisted on the 19th August 1939. He fought in Dunkirk before going
to Burma. He was tasked to guard Mohandas Ghandi and also fought
the Imperial guards in Burma. He also served in Korea in the Gloucestershire
Regiment in the RAR (Royal Army Reserve?). |
Submitted by:
His son Keith who wishes to known more about his fathers exploits. |
| Name: GILBERT, Denis Edwin |
| Rank: Sergeant |
| Regiment: 10th Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Service No: U/K |
| Theatre: Burma |
| Additional Information: |
Sgt. Denis Gilbert was a member
of the Army Education Corp During WWII. |
Submitted by:
His daughter Denise Brown who wishes to known more about her fathers
exploits. |
| Name: SUTTON, Stanley Charles |
| Rank: Company-Sergeant-Major |
| Regiment: 1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Age: 35 |
| Date of Death: 16/05/1943 |
| Service No: 5331499 |
| Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead |
| Grave/Memorial Reference: 11. J. 2. |
| Cemetery: TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY |
| Additional Information: |
Son of George and Selina Sutton;
husband of Winnifred Ellen Sutton, of Ashton Vale, Bristol. |
Submitted by:
His Grandson Rich Derrick who wishes to known more about his Grandfathers
exploits. |
| Name: BOLDEN, Donald Arthur |
| Rank: Private |
| Regiment: 1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Platoon: Mortar Platoon |
| Age: 57 |
| Date of Death: 1967 |
| Service No: Not Known |
| Additional Information: |
Donald Arthur Bolden fought
at Kohima with the 1st Battalion The Royal Berkshires from 1940-1946,
serving in Burma. After months of sustained Jungle fighting. Donald
returned home uninjured but Very ill after contracting both Dysentery
& Malaria. Donald Bolden destroyed his medals when he was angry with the politician's treatment of veterans. He never married but remained a kind and thoughtful man. |
Submitted by:
His nephew Derek Cresswell, who wishes to hear from anyone who knew
his uncle. |
| Name: O'HARA, John Henry |
| Initials: J. H. |
| Nationality: United Kingdom |
| Rank: Company Sergeant Major |
| Regiment: 1st Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| Age: 33 |
| Date of Death: 08/03/1945 |
| Service No: 5333082 |
| Theatre: Dunkirk - Kohima, India - Burma |
| Grave/Memorial Reference: 25.D.20 |
| Cemetery:TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY |
| Additional Information: |
C.S.M. John (Jack) O'Hara was a pre-war soldier who fought at Dunkirk and was one of many brave men who fought a rear guard action making it possible for many to reach safety. He was eventually pulled off the beach at Dunkirk starker's! Jack O'Hara went on to serve his country in india, relieving the Royal West Kent's at the tennis court of the governor's residence in Kohima. Sadly C.S.M. O'Hara died of wounds as the battalion advanced on Mandalay in 1945, 2 weeks before the regiment was due to be pulled out of the line for good. |
Submitted by:
The grandnephew of C.S.M. John O'Hara, Geoff Belson on behalf of
his family who wish to hear from anyone who has any information
regarding Jack. Geoff Belson added, "Our Jack also made his
movie debut in a Pathé News clip where he was identified
by my Gran as one of the men walking up the gang plank of a vessel
at Margate dressed only in a great coat, the family legend that,
the narrator had said at the beginning of a series of clips that
these were the men of the rear guard." |
China Dragon Cap Badge
Royal Berkshire Regiment
(Princess Charlotte of Wales's)
1939 - 1959
WWII